Painter Terry Ekasala of West Burke has been selected as the second recipient of The Vermont Prize, an annual award aimed at celebrating and supporting the best visual art being made in Vermont today.
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Lorraine Atwood, former vice president of finance and administration at Vermont Law and Graduate School, has been named vice president for finance and administration at Bennington College. She will report to President Laura Walker and begin work July 17.
Rich Smith, vice president and business insurance client adviser at Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group, was named the Stowe Area Association's Stowe Business Person of the Year at the group's annual meeting and dinner June 27.
Vermont Land Trust recently welcomed Sasha Vaut, former director of philanthropy at the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, as development director, and Maggie Herrick, who has spent the last decade in operations roles within the food sector, as bookkeeper.
Meg O'Brien of Stowe, principal of client service at Champlain Investment Partners, and Paige Church of Wenham, Massachusetts, a self-employed neonatologist and developmental behavioral pediatrician, have been elected to the board of trustees at Lund, a social services agency in Burlington.
Educator and nonprofit leader Ted Lawson has been named executive director of ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, effective July 3. Lawson’s strong background in science and STEM education as well as his extensive experience leading nonprofit organizations makes him especially qualified to take the helm at this time, officials said.
Nicole Mace, former director of finance and operations for the Winooski School District, has joined the Community College of Vermont as dean of administration.
The American Red Cross of Northern New England welcomed veteran meteorologist Dan Dowling to its regional communications team. He will serve as the region’s communications manager, supporting the organization’s storytelling and public-outreach efforts throughout Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Chroma Technology Corp., a leading manufacturer and OEM supplier of highly precise optical filters, has named Prisca Liberali, senior group leader at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel, Switzerland, as this year's winner of the Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research.
The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce recently honored Glenn Heitsmith and Amy Messina as the organization's 2023 member of the year and volunteer of the year, respectively.
Berkshire Bank, a community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, welcomed four new hires to its wealth management team.
J. Violet Gannon, former executive director of Manchester Community Library, has been named founding director of institutional advancement at Greenway Institute in Hartford, Vermont. A nonprofit executive, Gannon has spent her career advancing educational and health care initiatives.